At the meeting in Washington DC international mediators called on the sides to reaffirm their commitment to observe the ceasefire strictly and to refrain from any provocative action, including the use of snipers and engineering works along the line of contact and the international border.
President Ilham Aliyev appointed outgoing Interior Minister, Ramil Usubov, as Secretary of the country's National Security Council. Usubov had served as Interior Minister for nearly two decades.
The Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers are expected to meet in the US capital tomorrow. US National Security Advisor John Bolton said the US is ready to support peace efforts in the region
At the Civil Contract Party forum prime minister Nikol Pashinyan declared that his party was not ideological but "civic". At the meeting the party also elected a new party leadership.